John W. Taylor

John W. Taylor (26 March 1784-18 September 1854) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NY 11) from 4 March 1813 to 3 March 1823 (succeeding Thomas R. Gold and preceding Charles A. Foote) and from NY-17 from 4 March 1823 to 3 March 1833 (succeeding Thomas H. Hubbard and preceding Joel Turrill).

Biography
John W. Taylor was born in Charlton, New York in 1784, and he became a lawyer in Ballston Spa in 1807 and served in the State Assembly from 1812 to 1813, in the US House of Representatives from 1813 to 1833, and in the State Senate from 1841 to 1842. He was a staunch proponent of the Missouri Compromise during his House service. In 1843, he moved in with his daughter in Cleveland, Ohio, where he died in 1854.